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EP0568106A1
EP0568106A1 EP93108231A EP93108231A EP0568106A1 EP 0568106 A1 EP0568106 A1 EP 0568106A1 EP 93108231 A EP93108231 A EP 93108231A EP 93108231 A EP93108231 A EP 93108231A EP 0568106 A1 EP0568106 A1 EP 0568106A1
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16B—DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING
    • F16B39/00—Locking of screws, bolts or nuts
    • F16B39/22—Locking of screws, bolts or nuts in which the locking takes place during screwing down or tightening
    • F16B39/28—Locking of screws, bolts or nuts in which the locking takes place during screwing down or tightening by special members on, or shape of, the nut or bolt
    • F16B39/30—Locking exclusively by special shape of the screw-thread
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16B—DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING
    • F16B39/00—Locking of screws, bolts or nuts
    • F16B39/22—Locking of screws, bolts or nuts in which the locking takes place during screwing down or tightening
    • F16B39/28—Locking of screws, bolts or nuts in which the locking takes place during screwing down or tightening by special members on, or shape of, the nut or bolt
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S411/00—Expanded, threaded, driven, headed, tool-deformed, or locked-threaded fastener
    • Y10S411/924—Coupled nut and bolt
    • Y10S411/929—Thread lock

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  • the invention relates to a self-locking thread according to the preamble of the main claim.
  • a generic, self-locking thread is z. B. described in DE-26 45 519 C2, which thread is characterized in that the thread base is formed to an inclined ramp to the thread axis and the angle of inclination of the ramp to the thread axis in each case constant 15 to 45 °, preferably 20 to 35 ° is.
  • This known arrangement has the disadvantage that a self-locking effect can only be achieved in one screwing direction. In many technical applications, however, it is desirable to be able to lock a nut on both sides of a threaded rod.
  • the locking effect with self-locking threads has u. a. their basis in an elastic deformation of the contact surfaces of the thread partners.
  • the locking effect is only maintained as long as there is a certain preload.
  • the invention is also based on the object of further strengthening and securing the locking effect by designing the contact surface of the nut or bolt, and at the same time compensating for tolerances.
  • the tolerance problem can be solved in the smallest of spaces and at the same time achieve an optimal locking effect.
  • the inclination must be relatively large, but relatively small in the central area.
  • the parts with a large inclination can be straight or curved.
  • the part with less inclination is preferably straight.
  • the central part has an inclination that is between 15 ° and 30 °, but is preferably 13 °.
  • the radial pressure occurring in the self-locking threads can lead to the nut thread expanding radially, so that the locking effect is impaired.
  • a radial force is created, and when the nut expands radially, the elastic preload and thus the locking effect are reduced.
  • the invention is therefore also based on the object of designing the mother so that expansion of the mother is prevented as far as possible.
  • the nut be square on its outside with an odd number of corners, such that the outside has no parallel surfaces.
  • the nut has a triangular shape, but also other outer shapes that have no parallel surfaces, such as. B. pentagonal outer shapes have an advantageous effect here.
  • the radial expansion of the mother can also be caused by non-elastic or non-compliant materials, e.g. B. on the outside of the mother.
  • the jacket can be wrapped around the mother, or extremely stretch-resistant bands or rings can be used.
  • the elastic preload can also be achieved by special design of the contact surfaces of the nut or bolt head. As a result, even without maximum tightening, an elastic pretension can be generated and maintained even at a certain distance, which fixes the one thread partner in the locking position.
  • This configuration of the contact surface of the nut and bolt acts like a spring with a large restoring force.
  • a screw connection is shown with a screw bolt 1, which has an external thread 7.
  • This external thread 7 meshes with an internal thread which is arranged in a nut 2a.
  • the thread 7 forces the nut 2a towards the screw head of the bolt 1 and thereby presses the two components 10 and 10 to be fixed together 11 firmly on top of each other.
  • the nut 2a has bearing surfaces 20 and 21 which are not aligned parallel to the tops of the components 10 and 11, but these bearing surfaces have a curvature such that the actual mother normally only in the outer Border area abuts the component 10.
  • the recess or curvature can be conical or concave and have an inclination of 2 ° to 20 °.
  • the bolt 1 has a threaded foot 4 and a ridge 5.
  • a nut 2 has a ridge 6 and a threaded foot 3.
  • Nut 2 clamping ramps 8 and 9 are provided, the exact design of which can be seen more clearly from the illustration in FIG. 3.
  • flank areas 11 and 12 are connected to the clamping ramps 8 and 9, and in the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, these flank areas 11 and 12 are not congruent with flank areas 14 and 15 of the bolt 1.
  • FIG. 3 shows, the actual clamping ramp z. B. together from three different sections, which are designated in Fig. 2 with B , C and D.
  • the ramp section C is the middle area
  • the ramp section B is the area closest to the threaded foot 3
  • the ramp section D is the area closest to the subsequent flank 11 or 12.
  • the ramp sections B , C and D do not have the same inclination with respect to the threaded axis A.
  • the ramp section B has an angle ⁇ relative to a line running parallel to the thread axis A , which is, for example, 60 °.
  • the ramp section C has an angle ⁇ with respect to a line running parallel to the thread axis A , which is, for example, in an order of magnitude between 5 and 30 °.
  • the angle ⁇ is preferably 13 °.
  • the ramp section D closes with a an angle .alpha. parallel to the thread axis A , which is also about 60.degree.
  • the angles ⁇ and ⁇ can deviate from the aforementioned 60 ° in a size of up to 20 °.
  • clamping ramp section C has a smaller inclination than the clamping ramp section B or D.
  • section 7 shows a somewhat modified embodiment of the previously explained exemplary embodiment, namely in this illustration only two clamping ramp sections B and C are provided.
  • the angle of inclination of section C with respect to the axis of the thread is 13 °, for example, and this angle is shown again as angle ⁇ .
  • the ridge 5 is also shown rounded to better follow the practice.
  • the dashed representation of section B also shows that section B can also be curved in this embodiment.
  • the ramp sections B , C and D are shown in a straight line. However, it is of course also possible that in particular the ramp sections B and D are curved towards the inside of the thread, the ramp section B being convex and the ramp section D being concave. The concave curvature of the ramp section D improves the tolerance conditions between the bolt and the nut.
  • the ramp section according to FIG. 7 represents a segment of a circle, and the ramp section C forms the tangent this circle.
  • the ramp section B can also be a segment from a parabolic or hyperbolic curve shape.
  • a nut 2a is shown, which has a triangular outer shape. This arrangement counteracts the radial expansion of the nut when the corresponding pressure is exerted by the screw bolt.
  • a nut 2b which has a pentagonal outer shape, i. H. none of the outer surfaces of the edge of the nut are parallel to another surface.
  • Fig. 6 shows a section through a nut 2c.
  • This nut consists of an inner part 17 and an outer reinforcing part 16, the reinforcing part 16 being particularly resistant to expansion, while the inner part 17 is more plastic or elastic, so that a plastic or elastic deformation is possible, the prerequisite for the locking principle or that Self-locking principle is.

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Clamps And Clips (AREA)
  • Bolts, Nuts, And Washers (AREA)
  • Yarns And Mechanical Finishing Of Yarns Or Ropes (AREA)
  • Mutual Connection Of Rods And Tubes (AREA)
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US735435 1985-05-17
US07/735,435 US5259715A (en) 1991-07-25 1991-07-25 Self-locking threaded connection
EP92111604A EP0524489B1 (fr) 1991-07-25 1992-07-08 Filetage autobloquant

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EP0524489A1 (fr) 1993-01-27
DE59203847D1 (de) 1995-11-02
ES2079919T3 (es) 1996-01-16
DE59201396D1 (de) 1995-03-23
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